''Mad Dog Labine'' is a Canadian

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film, directed by

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and Renaud Lessard and released in 2018. Set in the rural

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region of western

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, the film stars Ève-Marie Martin as Lindsay Labine, a young girl who is feeling alienated because her father would not take her

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with her older brothers; hanging out with her friend Justine (Zoé Audet), the girls' lives may be transformed when they unexpectedly find an abandoned winning lottery ticket. The film's cast also includes

Charlotte Aubin Charlotte Aubin (born September 4, 1991 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadians, Canadian actress from Quebec. She is most noted for her performance in the film ''Isla Blanca (film), Isla Blanca'', for which she received a Prix Iris nomination for Bes ...

Emmanuel Bilodeau Emmanuel Bilodeau (born August 29, 1964) is a Canadian actor from Quebec. He is most noted for his performances in the 2000 film '' Soft Shell Man (Un crabe dans la tête)'', for which he won the Jutra Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 4th ...

Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse (born August 16, 1991) is a Canadian actress from Quebec, most noted for her leading role as Donalda in the 2016-2021 television drama series ''Les Pays d'en haut''. The role garnered her a Gémeaux Award nomination for B ...

, Antoine Pilon,

Sébastien Ricard Sébastien Ricard (born May 25, 1972) is a Canadian musician and actor from Quebec, most noted as a member of the hip hop band Loco Locass. As an actor, he won the Prix Jutra for Best Actor at the 12th Jutra Awards in 2010 for his performance ...

and Julianne Côté. The film premiered in October 2018 at the

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, and won the Grand Prix Focus Quebec/Canada. It went into general theatrical release in 2019. The film was a nominee for the

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at the

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, and for the

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for Best First Film at the

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* 2018 films 2018 drama films Canadian docufiction films Films set in Quebec Canadian drama films Quebec films French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-documentary-film-stub